Dr. Feneisha Franklin left her corporate medicine job on a Friday and took ownership of a Direct Primary Care practice on a Monday. Here is the financial and legal checklist she wishes she had before buying someone else's clinic.

Before you see your first membership patient, you need a plan that covers your mission, your pricing model, your break-even point, and how you will market a practice most people have never heard of.

Direct Primary Care replaces insurance billing for routine care with a flat monthly membership, usually $50 to $150. Panels run 400 to 800 patients instead of 2,000 or more, visits run 30 to 60 minutes, and many practices open for under $50,000. Dr. Maryal Concepcion walks through the math, the myths, and who the model actually fits.